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Definition of Lucency
1. n. The quality of being lucent.
Definition of Lucency
1. Noun. The quality of being lucent. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) A pale area revealed in radiography, computed tomography, or similar examination technique. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lucency
1. the quality of being lucent [n -CIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lucency
Literary usage of Lucency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philadelphia Medical Times (1882)
"It is a common thing to hold the open hand before a lamp and notice the trans-
lucency of the fingers. This translucent condition only obtains while the ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"... a name of some note and lucency, — but lucency of the Nether-fire sort; very
different from that of our Bastille Heroes, who shone, disputable by no ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to reflected light: spec, shining, brightness, sheen, brilliance, gloss,
glaze, reflet (French), lucency (rare), refulgence, ..."
4. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"... a name of some note and lucency, — but lucency of the Nether-fire sort.
That a shriek of inarticulate horror rose over this thing, not only from French ..."
5. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"... a name of some note and lucency, — but lucency of the Nether-fire sort.
That a shriek of inarticulate horror rose over this thing, not only from French ..."
6. The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle (1908)
"... a name of some note and lucency,—but lucency of the Nether-fire sort; very
different from that of our Bastille Heroes, who shone, disputable by no ..."
7. American Painters: With One Hundred and Four Examples of Their Work Engraved by George William Sheldon (1880)
"Rich in atmosphere, in the flicker of light, and (throughout the lower part) of
trans- lucency ; the water flowing, liquid, and yet solid ..."
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